PSVR2 News
July2023
News PSVR2 Rails Shooter Switchback VR Dramatically Overhauls Visuals with 8GB PS5 Patch
Fans report a dramatic upgrade
Despite being billed as a spiritual successor to Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, rails shooter The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR was dismally disappointing at launch. While its gameplay was tired, it also looked surprisingly bad: low resolution and blurry, with bad textures across the board. Honestly, it didn’t feel like...
News The Room VR: A Dark Matter Unlocks a PSVR2 Port, Free Upgrade for PSVR Players
Another puzzle solved
Here's another win for PSVR2 users: the acclaimed first-person puzzler, The Room VR: A Dark Matter, is being ported to Sony's new headset. It launched for the last-gen visor back in 2020, but Fireproof Games is bringing it to the more modern PSVR2 very soon. You can get a taste for it in the new trailer above. If you're...
News PSVR2 Exclusive Firewall Ultra Readies Up on 24th August
Pre-orders now live on PS Store
Highly anticipated PSVR2 tactical shooter sequel Firewall Ultra will Oscar Mike its way onto Sony’s new-gen system from 24th August, with pre-orders now live on the PS Store. The standard edition of the game will retail for $39.99, while its Digital Deluxe Edition will cost $59.99. The latter includes early access...
News PSVR2 Horror The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Getting Major Update This Week
Foveated rendering and graphical improvements incoming
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR was a hugely disappointing spiritual successor to rails shooter Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, and one we described as “scruffy” in our dismal 4/10 review. Supermassive Games had promised to improve the
News VR Skater Delayed Due to PS5 Approval Issues, But 'Sony Has Been Amazing'
"We have had a few things we need to fix"
VR Skater, the fascinating PSVR2 skateboarding sim, had been schedule to release on 21st July – but developer Deficit Games has bailed on that release date, while it fixes some PlayStation approval issues. While it’d be easy to point the finger at the platform holder, a spokesperson for Perp Games told...
News Synth Riders Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New DLC
New synthwave coming in hot
With its compelling gameplay loop, incredible soundtrack, and constant support by devs Kluge Interactive, Synth Riders is one of the best games you can play on PSVR or PSVR2. And now, if you boot the title up, there'll be even more music to try out in the game's extensive library of tunes, as there is new DLC available...
News Brilliant PS Plus Puzzler Humanity Expands Its Level Editor in Latest Update
More toys
Humanity, which launched on PS Plus Extra back in May, is a surreal but wonderful puzzle game that we definitely recommend. While the main campaign is the major draw, little has been said of its robust level creation mode, which lets players construct their own stages and share them online. Developer Enhance Games has just released a new...
Plus, insight into its bangin' K-hip-hop soundtrack
With its high-octane arcade gameplay and strong Korean influences, Tiger Blade caught our attention when it was announced for PSVR2 recently. In development at Parisian outfit Ikimasho, the game sees you slashing and blasting your way through waves of hoodlums as you're tasked with stealing a...
News PSVR2's Fantavision 202X Gets a $30 Physical Version This Year
PS2-inspired boxart included
PSVR2 launch title Fantavision 202X is being treated to a physical version later this year by way of Red Art Games, and pre-orders are available now. Priced at $29.99, just 2,000 copies will be produced across Europe and the USA, and they are expected to ship in either Q3 or Q4 of 2023. If you're interested,
June2023
Mini Review Synapse (PSVR2) - Some Incredible Gameplay But Not Enough Content
Make it Synapsey
While Fracked, the last title from nDreams, wasn’t flawless, it had great gameplay and a lot of style. And that’s largely what you’re going to get from Synapse, a rogue-lite shooter where you have to break into a mind to steal memories. Rogue-lites are all about incremental improvement. You have to walk, so that eventually...
News Synapse Looks Like a Superb PSVR2 Roguelite
Latest trailer delves a little deeper
We weren’t sure about Synapse at first, and to be honest we don’t think its monochrome artstyle and lack of identifiable characters is going to help it. As we begin to see more of the game in action, however, we’re increasingly convinced it’s going to be a good time. This trailer beats around the bush,...
News Stunning PSVR2 Action Adventure Hubris Is Just One Week Away
Large-scale sci-fi adventure is feeling itself
The visually stunning sci-fi action adventure Hubris will bring several different traversal types to PSVR2 when it launches next week. “Enjoy a full VR experience with free movement, climbing, swimming, and jumping,” the official blurb reads, before promising you’ll meet “colourful epic...
News Cut Through Gangs to K-Hip Hop in PSVR2's Korean Cinema Inspired Tiger Blade
Set high scores while rescuing a mythical tiger cub
The potentially cool PSVR2 projects keep coming with Ikimasho’s Korean neo-noir cinema inspired Tiger Blade. “Slash and blast your way through ranks of hoodlums in a high stakes chase through the atmospheric and meticulously recreated marketplaces, docks, alleys, and streets of Sewoon,”...
News Time Travelling Opus Wanderer Rewrites History with Impressive PSVR2 Remake
Expands gameplay and upgrades visuals
PSVR2 is enjoying a great couple of days, and it’s been topped off by word that the acclaimed Wanderer will be remade for Sony’s next-gen headset. This virtual reality classic will feature new gameplay and mechanics when it arrives on PS5 in 2024, including the ability to “swim, jump, crouch, climb,...
News Break the Fourth Wall in 16-Bit Celebration Pixel Ripped 1995 for PSVR2
Rose tinted
We highly, highly recommend Pixel Ripped 1978 for PSVR2 – but if you’re in the mood for some more fourth wall breaking, then know that predecessor Pixel Ripped 1995 is also getting ported to Sony’s new-gen headset. This follows the same format as its latest, Atari-backed instalment, as you play 16-bit cartridges in your bedroom and...
News PSVR2's Arashi: Castles of Sin Is the Virtual Reality Ghost of Tsushima You've Been Dreaming Of
Ghost of Iga past
Arashi: Castles of Sin has been announced for PSVR 2, and it looks kind of incredible. If you've ever wondered what Ghost of Tsushima might look like in VR, we'd bet this would be a fair approximation. No word on a firm release yet, but coming in Fall 2023, The tale it tells, however, doesn't feature ravaging Mongol hordes. You...
Mini Review Pixel Ripped 1978 (PSVR2) - Atari Adds Impressively to Newest Nostalgic Treat
A matter of time and place
Gaming heroine Dot is back for her third adventure, and this time, developer ARVORE has gone even further back in time than with Pixel Ripped 1989 or 1995. Now, we travel back to 1978 and bask in the glory of the era of Atari. Not only does the game deify and lampoon all manner of Atari projects, but with 1978, the title...
News Terrifying Ghost Hunting Game Phasmophobia Will Haunt PS5, PSVR2 in August
Ghost busters
Kinetic Games’ uber-popular co-operative paranormal investigation outing Phasmophobia is coming to PS5, with full PSVR2 support, in Early Access in August. The release will feature full crossplay with all other platforms, and is promising a steady schedule of post-launch content updates. “Phasmophobia is a four-player, online...
News For Some Reason, Sony Saved PSVR2 Exclusive Firewall: Ultra for the Future Games Show
Well, okay then
You would have expected Firewall Ultra to be front and centre at the recent PS Showcase – especially when you consider it’s the only first-party project currently announced for PSVR2. Alas, it appears Sony saved the online FPS for, er, the Future Games Show, where community manager – and ex-YouTuber – Frank Marm popped up to...
News Monochrome PSVR2 FPS Synapse Sounds Like a Roguelite to Add to Your Wishlist
Take on this telekinetic shooter in July
Some games just don’t show well in trailers. Synapse, the upcoming PSVR2 shooter from virtual reality specialists nDreams, may be one of those games. The title has anchored two PlayStation presentations recently, and has barely elicited a whimper from unimpressed onlookers. This is despite it being the...
Mini Review Red Matter 2 (PSVR2) - Soviet Sci-Fi Sequel Makes for an Exquisite Follow-Up
In space, no one can hear you solve puzzles
Vertical Robot has delivered a stellar follow-up to its 2018 puzzler, Red Matter. Stepping into the shoes of Sasha, it’s up to you to chase down and locate your friend — believed dead — before uncovering an SOS message. This message leads you to a Soviet space station orbiting Saturn. One thing...
News Iconic 90s CD-ROM Sensation The 7th Guest Books Unexpected PSVR2 Revival
CD-ROM for one
We bet you didn’t have this one on your PSVR2 bingo card: 1993 CD-ROM sensation The 7th Guest is getting adapted for virtual reality later this year. While the game was announced during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase earlier this week, a trailer for the title shared by developer Vertigo Games clearly shows the logo for Sony’s...
News No Plans for PowerWash Simulator VR to Clean Up on PSVR2
At least, not right now
We honestly can’t think of a better combination than PSVR2 and PowerWash Simulator – especially with the haptic feedback and adaptive trigger features included with the PSVR2 Sense Controllers. Unfortunately, despite the game being announced for Meta Quest 2 yesterday, there are no plans for the release to clean up on...
News Virtual Reality Assassin's Creed Incoming, But No Word on PSVR2 Yet
Cross your hidden blades
Ubisoft has a lot of Assassin’s Creed on the way, but arguably the project we know the least about is Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, a virtual reality adaptation of the stealth series. The release re-emerged overnight as part of a Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, where it was confirmed it’ll launch on the Quest 2 and the
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice Is a New PSVR2 Game with Dishonored Vibes
Out later this year
Fast Travel Games has joined Bulletstorm VR in confirming a new game for PSVR2 alongside the news of a Meta Quest 3 headset. The publisher is bringing Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice, a first-person stealth g
News Fast-Paced FPS Bulletstorm VR Kick Stomps PSVR2
Guns up
The rapid PS3 first-person shooter Bulletstorm will be bringing its distinct combat style to PSVR2, after being officially announced for Meta Quest 2 during a livestream earlier today. The original, developed by People Can Fly, launched in 2011 on the PS3 – and you can find our original review through here if you dare exploring our...
News Meta Quest 3 Revealed as Cheaper, All-In Rival to PS5's PSVR2
Meta Quest 2 also goes dirt cheap
Facebook’s parent company Meta has revealed its latest virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest 3, which likes its predecessor is a standalone device that requires no external hardware. With a starting price point of $499.99, the new unit is actually considerably cheaper than PSVR2’s $549.99 – especially when...
Feature PSVR2 Three Months Later - The Good, The Bad, and The Worrying
Welcome to reality
PSVR2 launched just over three months ago at the time of writing this article. Sony's second foray into the potentially wonderful world of virtual reality, the headset itself has been praised as a great bit of kit, providing some impressive technical specs and being relatively easy to actually use — a common complaint in the...
Mini Review Budget Cuts Ultimate (PSVR2) - Strong Stealth Adventure Cut Back by Tracking Issues
Don't run with scissors
Budget Cuts Ultimate is a virtual reality stealth action adventure from indie developer Neat Corporation. You take on the role of the last human worker within TransCorp, a factory that has taken optimisation to a whole other level by replacing employees with robots. After you receive a mysterious briefcase from an outsider,...
May2023
Mini Review Beat Saber (PSVR2) - A Serviceable Port of One of VR's Best Games
May the force feedback be with you
Beat Saber is one of the best VR experiences you can play. The king of the VR rhythm scene and a constant presence on top-seller lists, Beat Saber finally makes its way over to the current generation with PSVR2. To read our initial thoughts on the PSVR game from 2018, you can view that here. To see how the port...
Feature The PlayStation Showcase Prediction Quiz Results Are In
Did you predict the PlayStation Showcase?
Everyone, it's time. Over 3000 of you took part in our PlayStation Showcase predictions quiz, which was published on the day before the event itself. We presented you with 30 yes or no questions, asking you to predict what would happen during the show — and in this article, we're going to detail the...
Feature PlayStation Showcase Biggest Winners and Losers
Hit and miss
The long-awaited PlayStation Showcase has come and gone, just like that. And while the event seems to have divided opinion among hardcore fans — like us! — we thought it'd be interesting to break the showcase down into two categories: winners and losers. Because even though the show as a whole might have broken more than a few...
News Crossfire: Sierra Squad on PSVR2 Looks Seriously Impressive in Action-Heavy Trailer
Gun-ho
PSVR2 owners won't be left wanting for first-person shooters, that's for sure. Crossfire: Sierra Squad just received a new gameplay trailer, and it looks very promising indeed. While Firewall Ultra is more focused on multiplayer battles, this game has its sights on a single-player campaign as well as a whole bunch of co-op missions. As...
Mini Review Nock (PSVR2) - Intensely Addictive Bow-and-Arrow Football
Nocket League
Nock is a bow-and-arrow football title from developer Normal VR. Equipped with skates, a high jump, and a bow-and-arrow, you must shoot the ball into your online opponent’s net across the three available game modes: 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3. Nock focuses heavily on exhilarating traversal with big empty arenas being the perfect space for it...
Round Up What Was Announced at the PlayStation Showcase?
All the PS5, PSVR2 reveals
After effectively keeping its big mouth shut for over a year and a half, Sony finally lifted the lid on what some of its first-party studios are working on for PS5 and PSVR2 in a big PlayStation Showcase. Clocking in at over an hour, there was a lot of news to digest in a very short space of time. As such, this Round Up...
Poll Was This Sony's Best PlayStation Showcase Yet?
The PS5 big guns arrive
Nearly 20 months later, Sony has finally followed up on the PlayStation Showcase from 2021 with a big glimpse behind the curtain at what its first-party studios are working on it. Complemented by exciting third-party content, the show went on for over an hour, sharing long-awaited looks at PS5 games we knew about as well as...
News Arizona Sunshine 2 Revealed for PSVR2, Expect Gore-Geous Zombie Action Late 2023
You've got red on you
Revealed during today's somewhat middling PlayStation Showcase, Arizona Sunshine 2 is officially coming to PSVR2 later in 2023 and looks like a gore-geous alternative to the infinitely less slapstick than Resident Evil: Village. The trademark
News It Wouldn't Be a PS Showcase without Five Nights at Freddy's
What a FNAF
Sony loves Five Nights at Freddy’s – perhaps even more than Oddworld, because the games regularly top its most viewed YouTube trailer lists. So, we suppose there should be no surprise Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 was announced during its livestream earlier today. It’s currently in development for PSVR2. “Improving on...
News Play Resident Evil 4 from a New Perspective with Free PSVR2 DLC
If you insist
We already knew Resident Evil 4 was getting PSVR2 support in the future, but we didn’t know the extent of it. However, a trailer during today’s PS Showcase has confirmed that, just like with Resident Evil Village, the entirety of the Capcom remake will be playable in virtual reality – and, yes, it’ll be an
News PSVR2 Shooter Synapse Looks Stylish in New Gameplay Trailer, Launches 4th July
All the colours
We really like the look of Synapse, a PSVR2 shooter from developer nDreams. It just received a new gameplay trailer, showcasing the game's impressive visuals; the mixture of monochrome and vivid bursts of colour looks great. The gameplay looks like an interesting mix of regular shooting and telekinetic powers, as you fling things...
News Surprise! Beat Saber Is Available for PSVR2 Right Now, Free Upgrade for PSVR Players
Plus: Queen music pack out now
Don't worry, PSVR2 fans — Beat Saber is here to save the day. It was announced a while back that Beat Games' wildly successful VR rhythm title was in development for PSVR2, and rather than keep everyone waiting, the game is out right now. The best part is that, if you already own Beat Saber for PSVR, you can upgrade...
Live Watch the PlayStation Showcase Livestream Right Here
Join us for the biggest summer showcase of the year
Looking to watch the PlayStation Showcase livestream? Well, this is it – this is the big one! We’ve waited patiently, desperately at times, but after over 18 months Sony has finally decided to bless us with a press conference. This is being billed as a juggernaut presentation, with updates on...
News PSVR2 Sales at 600,000 Six Weeks After Launch, Sony Confirms
Purchases trend higher than PSVR
Sony has today announced in its Business Segment Meeting that PSVR2 sales were just shy of 600,000 six weeks after the 22nd February 2023 launch. This means purchases of Sony's latest VR headset are eight per cent up on the launch of the original PSVR device across the same release period. The data covers sales...
Guide What Time Is the PlayStation Showcase?
When and where to watch Sony's PlayStation Showcase
What time is Sony's PlayStation Showcase livestream, and when and where can you watch it? PlayStation Showcase is Sony's big, flagship venue for providing updates on the latest games coming to PS5 and PSVR2. Larger in scope and importance than a State of Play, the PlayStation Showcase will be a...
Feature Take Part in the PlayStation Showcase Predictions Quiz
Can you predict the PlayStation Showcase?
As is Push Square tradition, we simply must publish a big old predictions quiz ahead of this week's PlayStation Showcase. If you haven't taken part in one of these before, it's basically just a list of yes or no questions that the community votes on as a whole. When the PlayStation Showcase is over, we'll...
News PSVR2’s Walkabout Mini Golf Receiving New DLC in a Few Weeks
Not a fairway away
It has been confirmed via Twitter that the popular PSVR2 title Walkabout Mini Golf is to receive its latest DLC pack of courses in the next few weeks. Themed around Journey to the Center of the Earth, it is sounding like one we’ll have to pick up. The tweet states: “Get ready to grab your putter and headlamp as you tr
News PSVR2's Puzzling Places Has Multiplayer Update Planned
Puzzle pals
Realities.io has confirmed it's working on a multiplayer update for the popular PSVR2 title, Puzzling Places. The multiplayer update is currently being tested in a beta phase on the Meta Quest and will make its way over to PlayStation’s headset after its full release on the competitor’s platform. Despite being a bit buggy at...
News PSVR2's Promising Atari Nostalgia Fest Pixel Ripped 1978 Launches Next Month
Insert coin
The intense June release schedule continues unabated, with the Atari tinged virtual reality adventure Pixel Ripped 1978 now gold and ready for release on 15th June. For those of you who haven’t been following this, the PSVR2 game sees you assume the role as a young game designer and programmer, with the skill to travel inside the...
News Sony Says It's Too Early to Judge PSVR2's Popularity
"We will continue to push forward"
There’s no doubt PSVR2 is an excellent piece of hardware, and it’s already host to some outstanding games, as evidenced by our list of Best PSVR2 Games. But a laser-targeted launch, aimed specifically at enthusiasts, and speculation that the headset
News Projectile Sports Game Nock Notches a PSVR2 Version on 25th May
Free Season Pass for all PS5 purchases
What if, instead of supersonic acrobatic rocket-powered battle cars, you played Rocket League with a bow and arrow? That’s the question Nock seeks to answer, an upcoming PSVR2 projectiles-based sports game where, instead of driving a ball into the goal, you need to, well, knock it in. The game’s got a...
News PlayStation Showcase Finally Announced for 24th May
Over one hour of PS5, PSVR2 games
This is not a drill: a PlayStation Showcase is happening, and it's happening soon. Just announced through Sony's official channels, the event will take place on Wednesday the 24th May at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST / 10pm CET. It'll be streamed on both YouTube and Twitch. The hype is real. And let's be honest, it's...
Mini Review Walkabout Mini Golf (PSVR2) - Teerrific, Whole-in-One Experience Fore the Players
May the course be with you
Walkabout Mini Golf is a mini golf virtual reality game from the developer Mighty Coconut. You’ll be teeing off solo or with up to seven other players online across a wide range of different locales. From a good old-fashioned turf course to wading through the dark depths of the ocean floor, golfing has never been more...
Mini Review Another Fisherman's Tale (PSVR2) - A Charming VR Sequel to a Charming VR Game
A whale of a tale
The first Fisherman’s Tale was a clever puzzler that made use of a recursive lighthouse as the crux of its problem solving. Now, in the sequel, you assume the role of the titular fisherman’s daughter. You have a cluttered basement loaded with some elaborate dioramas. It turns out that when you were a kid, your Dad would use...
News Battle Alongside the Autobots in Upgraded PSVR2 Port of Transformers Beyond Reality
Roll out
Ever wanted to fight alongside Optimus Prime et al? Well now you have the chance, courtesy of Transformers Beyond Reality for PSVR2. Putting in a surprise appearance on the PS Store today, the arcade-inspired first-person shooter has been heavily upgraded for Sony’s cutting-edge tech, making the experience more immersive than ever before...
Every PSVR2 game available and on the way
Looking for a list of all PSVR2 games? New titles are announced for Sony's headset every day, and we're keeping track of them on this page. As part of our PSVR2 guide, we are going to list all PSVR2 games. If you're looking for specific information on each title, click on the links below to visit individual...
News Social Golfer Walkabout Mini Golf Comes Highly Recommended on PSVR2
The genuine article
Walkabout Mini Golf is coming to PSVR2 on 11th May, bringing all the best aspects of the mini golf experience to a fantastic virtual world (bound by realistic physics), and it looks like a real hole-in-one. You can play alone or with up to eight people, and there are 16 courses across two difficulties (with 18 holes for each...
News Pixel Ripped 1978 Will Be a PSVR2 Must Play for Retro Gamers
Work for Atari and break the fourth wall
Pixel Ripped 1978 is conceptually so awesome because it’s marrying contemporary technology like PSVR2 with retro nostalgia. The game, for those who missed the announcement, sees you assume the role of an Atari employee in the late 70s, where you’re tasked with working on some of the iconic publisher’s...
April2023
Feature Best PSVR Games We Want Upgraded for PSVR2
Must-have ports
With the PSVR2 honeymoon now over and the immediate future looking a tiny little bit light in terms of upcoming titles, we’ve compiled a list of PSVR games we’d like to see either updated or upgraded for PlayStation’s latest headset. Remember, if you'd like a more definitive list of Best PSVR2 Games you can buy right now...
News VR Skater Kickflips PSVR2 from 21st June
Shove it
VR Skater will grind PSVR2 from 21st June, 2023. The skateboarding simulation – which sees you execute tricks by manipulating your virtual board using your hands – promises the “most authentic, challenging, and immersive skating game ever”. You can check out a new trailer embedded above, which demonstrates how the gameplay works...
Mini Review Afterlife VR (PSVR2) - A No-Frills Horror Experience
This is your life
While Afterlife VR is a barebones experience not really doing anything new, there’s a certain charm to it that caught us by surprise. You play as Adam Bernhard, a police officer who arrives at Black Rose Mental Hospital in hopes of locating your missing sister. However, something is clearly amiss as you navigate the facility...
News PSVR2 Availability Expands to UK Retailers on 12th May
GAME, ShopTo confirmed so far
Update: PSVR2 is now available at a wide range of retailers. Make sure to consult our buyer's guide to get your hands on one: <related ids="140356"> Original Article: It's been announced that PSVR2 headsets will be stocked at UK retailers from 12th May 2023. The virtual reality device has only been up for...
Preview Humanity on PS5, PS4 Is Equal Parts Puzzle Game and Existential Nightmare
Dozens of us
After checking out the Humanity playable demo earlier this year, we now know what we're dealing with. What appeared to be so unusual and inexplicable before can now be handily described as a surrealist spin on Lemmings. Get this gaggle of folks from A to B using a string of well-placed commands. That summary holds up against a...
News PS Plus Extra Adds Another Exciting Game on Launch Day in May
Japan Studio fans, pull up a pew
The bizarrely beautiful Humanity looks a lot like the kind of game Japan Studio would have made for the PS Store during the PS3 era – and it will be made available on PS5 and PS4 day one with PS Plus Extra. Releasing on 16th May alongside the next round of Game Catalogue additions, the title will be playable either...
News VR Skater Unleashes Your Inner Tony Hawk on PSVR2
Coming this summer
Perp Games has provided an update on the previously announced VR Skater, which grinds onto PSVR2 this summer. An in-depth PlayStation Blog post breaks down everything to expect from the VR adaptation of the Tony Hawk sport, which included details on customisation and how the game supports the unique features of Sony's latest...
News Another Fisherman's Tale Adventures to PSVR2 on 11th May
Extended gameplay look revealed
PSVR2 sequel Another Fisherman's Tale will release for Sony's headset on 11th May 2023, its publisher Vertigo Games has confirmed. A four-minute gameplay showcase accompanies today's news, which reveals everything you can expect from the second chapter of the game. Check it out above for some puzzling and adventuring...
News PSVR2 Sales May Actually Be Stronger Than Has Been Suggested
Estimates paint a more positive picture
Earlier in the month, a Bloomberg report citing analysis from IDC’s Francisco Jeronimo suggested that PSVR2 was off to a “slow” start and would need a price cut to avoid “complete disaster”. This prompted plenty of hand-wringing from enthusiasts, who pointed to many perceived “problems” with the...
News Game of the Fore-ver! Walkabout Mini Golf Targets PSVR2 on 11th May
With full crossplay and over 16 courses
Yes! The superb social sporting sim Walkabout Mini Golf will tee up its PSVR2 version on 11th May, and it’ll include over 16 courses at launch and full crossplay with other platforms, including Meta Quest 2. That means you’ll be able to enjoy minigolf with your friends regardless of which headset they own,...
Preview Firewall Ultra Proves There's Plenty to Look Forward to on PSVR2
We take on First Contact Entertainment in world-first demo
After a barnstorming launch bursting with software, PSVR2 is experiencing something of a post-release lull. The games have largely dried up, and enthusiast discussions have transitioned to whether the hardware is looking like a flop or not. The only way to reverse that narrative is with...
News Pavlov VR, Switchback, and Kayak VR Among PSVR2's Most Popular Games
The Walking Dead also heavily bought
Pavlov VR, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, and Kayak VR: Mirage have been made the most popular games out on PSVR2 right now, topping the PlayStation Blog's download charts for last month. With physical copies of PSVR2 titles so few an
News Guerrilla Games Talks PSVR2 Tech, Designing Horizon Call of the Mountain
Feel the call of the wild
Developers from Guerrilla Games, including studio head Jan-Bart Van Beek, have taken centre stage to discuss some of the design and tech that made Horizon Call of the Mountain possible (which it co-developed in partnership with Firesprite). Van Beek describes a persistent issue that all VR developers face, the ever-present...
News PSVR2 Horror Afterlife VR May Lead to a Loss of Sleep
Shake it off
It’s important to get your eight hours of beauty sleep every night, so maybe skip Afterlife VR if you’re susceptible to night terrors. Officially scheduled to release on 19th April – following a PC-based launch last year – the survival horror will be haunting PSVR2 headsets all around the world. Judging by the trailer, this...
Mini Review Creed Rise to Glory: Championship Edition (PSVR2) - Boxing Upgrade Bests Predecessor
It's still a little Rocky, though
Creed Rise to Glory is a boxing movie tie-in title that originally launched back on PSVR in September 2018, and you can check out our original review through here. Now with the release of a new movie, Creed III, Rise to Glory has been upgraded to the Championship Edition which comes with a whole bunch of bells and...
Interview How Rezzil Player Is Training Real-Life Athletes on PSVR2
And promising cash prizes for everyone
The intersection between sports and technology is fascinating, with most major teams in the Premier League, NFL, and NBA using bespoke equipment to analyse the performance of their players and gain an advantage. Rezzil is one company supplying software in this space, with its proprietary solutions providing key...
Rumour Sony's Allegedly Cut PSVR2 Production Plan by 20% in 2023
Growing pains
There’s been all kinds of speculation about PSVR2 and its supposedly slower than expected launch. Bloomberg had previously reported that Sony had cut its production plan for the peripheral’s launch by more than half, although this was al
Mini Review Across the Valley (PSVR2) - Repetitive Farming Simulator Crawling with Bugs
Diddly squat to do
Across the Valley is a hand-drawn style, farming simulator from the small indie developer, FusionPlay. Each in-game day lasts 15 minutes and as your role of farmhand you’ll have to fit in as many missions from the task board as possible before dark. The daily tasks around the farm include planting, watering, weeding, and...
News C-Smash VRS Demo Update Fixes Online Issues, Improves Frame Rate on PSVR2
Take another swing at it
If you're into PSVR2, odds are you've checked out the playable demo for C-Smash VRS. This free trial version of the game has been available for a little while, and provides a great outline of what to expect from this stylish reimagining of Cosmic Smash. One or two issues held it back, but developer Wolf & Wood has issued...
News No Man's Sky's Latest Major Update Improves PSVR2 Version, Adds Corrupted Worlds
Interceptor update available now
No Man's Sky only had the Fractal update a few weeks ago, coinciding with the launch of PSVR2, but Hello Games is already back with another massive update. Named Interceptor, this latest free expansion is now available for all versions of the game, and it introduces yet more improvements and new features. The...
News Horizon Call of the Mountain Update 1.04 Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Call of the accessibility improvements
PSVR2's flagship game, Horizon Call of the Mountain, has just received a pretty decent update. Available to download and install now, the patch (version 1.04) makes a number of nice accessibility improvements, as well as fixing a whole bunch of bugs. To start with, subtitles now have more options; you can add...
Mini Review The Last Worker (PSVR2) - VR Doesn't Save the First-Person Order Picker
Welcome to the Jüngle
Games exploring the contemporary world of online order fulfilment work were inevitable, but we pictured they’d hit harder and have more to say than The Last Worker does. Playing as the last human employee picking packages to be delivered for a retail monopoly named Jüngle, the real-world parallels are obvious and the setup...
Mini Review Last Labyrinth (PSVR2) - Tediously Torturous Escape Room Experience
Sadistic
Last Labyrinth is a unique escape room experience, and not in a good way. You're strapped into a wheelchair with very limited manoeuvrability. With only head movements available to you and a laser pointer attached to the middle of your forehead, you must guide a young girl through a labyrinth of puzzles and ultimately escape this torturous...
March2023
Soapbox PSVR2 Already Feels Like It's on Course for Failure
Liam's worried for the headset's future
No matter whether the reports of Sony shifting only 270,000 PSVR2 headsets since its February 2023 launch are true or not, it seems safe to say the future of the platform isn't exactly guaranteed. While current owners are enjoying a long list of launch titles and a handful of games released since 22nd February...
News Wacky Gladiator Game GORN Enters the PSVR2 Coliseum
GORN but not forgotten
Originally intended as a PSVR2 launch title, bonkers gladiator game Gorn has finally fought its way to the PS Store. “Broforce developer Free Lives’ frighteningly realistic depiction of gladiatorial combat arrives on PSVR2 off the back of universal acclaim and massive success with over 1.5 million units sold so far,” the...
News PSVR2 Sales Off to a 'Slow Start', New Report Claims
Bloomberg says less than 300,000 units sold
A new report from Takashi Mochizuki of Bloomberg claims sales of Sony's PSVR2 headset are off to a "slow start", with around 270,000 units ship
Mini Review The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Tourist Edition (PSVR2) Must-Buy VR Survival
Saintly survival
The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners - Tourist Edition is a 15-to-20-hour post-apocalyptic survival experience developed by Skydance Interactive. Playing as The Tourist, you find yourselves in a flooded New Orleans, among several conflicting factions all fighting over access to The Reserve, a haven full resources for surviving an...
News C-Smash VRS Release Date Announced, Playable Demo Available Now for PSVR2
See you on the court
SEGA Dreamcast fans, rejoice! As you may recall, the publisher has licensed out Cosmic Smash for a PSVR2 revival named C-Smash VRS. Announced last month, the game looks to take the minimalist, neo-future stylings of the original and apply it to virtual reality — arguably where it's always belonged. Fortunately, it's not too...
Poll We Want You to Rate Your Favourite PSVR2 Games
Help us build a definitive list
PSVR2 has been out a little while now, and while it’s admittedly still early days, it’s time for us to start thinking about what games we’d recommend for prospective new players. As we’ve done with our Best PS5 Games and Best PS4 Games list, we want to put the power in your hands, encouraging you to rate your...
News Break the Fourth Wall and Infiltrate Atari in Pixel Ripped 1978 on PSVR2
Behind the lines of pixels
The Pixel Ripped series was one of the unsung heroes of the PSVR’s library, as it fused modern technology with retro gaming, but the newly announced Pixel Ripped 1978 is seriously levelling the franchise up. Backed by Atari, this PSVR2 title will take you back to the peak of the publisher’s popularity, where you’ll...
News Moss Dev Aims to 'Broaden Appeal of VR' with Competitive Multiplayer Game
Playtests plotted for next month
Moss developer Polyarc is recognised for its charming, diorama-like platformer adventures – but its next project will be something of a departure for the studio. Still being developed exclusively for virtual reality headsets – although PSVR2 is not explicitly mentioned in the press materials – its next game...
Review The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution (PSVR2) - Great Game, Sinful Name
Born on the bayou
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution deserves recognition. Never before have we seen such a verbose title manage to communicate so little while saying so much. It fails to convey to newcomers that it’s a standalone game complete with its own campaign, and it coyly obfuscates the fact that this isn’t...
News Switchback VR Developer Investigating Game's Iffy PSVR2 Visuals
Horrific
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is a huge disappointment, as illustrated in our review – and one of its biggest issues is just how blurry it looks. While the game has been developed exclusively for PSVR2, it barely looks like a step-up from PSVR, with muddy, middling visuals and even the odd performance hiccup. It’s not the only...
Review The Light Brigade (PSVR2) - Solid Rogue-Lite Doesn't Need to Reinvent the Wheel
Look for the light
Developer Funktronic Labs is no stranger to crafting interesting, meaningful roguelike experiences. Look no further than Nova-111, a fantastic game released back in 2015. Fast forward a handful of years, and the developers have revisited this ever-fruitful well, delivering the rogue-lite The Light Brigade for Sony's new headset...
Review The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR (PSVR2) - Lousy Rails Shooter Is a Supermassive Shame
Ride it out
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, a rails shooter with a rollercoaster theme, was one of the surprise highlights of PSVR’s catalogue, so there was understandable enthusiasm surrounding the announcement of Supermassive’s spiritual successor, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR. Unfortunately, this is a dour shadow of a follow-up, let-down by...
Hands On The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Is Massively Underwhelming So Far
House of horrors
At what point do we consider Until Dawn a curse? UK developer Supermassive has been trying to better the PS4 narrative horror for the best part of a decade, with both its ongoing The Dark Pictures anthology and standalone The Quarry coming up short. Now, based on the first half of our playthrough, we’re sad to report that the...
Mini Review Job Simulator (PSVR2) - A Port Worthy of a Promotion
Jobsworth
Job Simulator’s enduring popularity is no coincidence: it is, after all, the quintessential virtual reality game. Spread across four impressively interactive occupations, you’ll turn your comically exaggerated hands to all kinds of amusing tasks, like cooking the books as an office worker and dealing with a robbery as a convenience...
Mini Review Unplugged: Air Guitar (PSVR2) - An Entertaining Rhythm Game, Warts and All
This game’s got the beat
Originally released on the Meta Quest, Unplugged: Air Guitar is a rhythm game where you, well, play an air guitar. You strum with one hand and move the other to different parts of the neck according to a note chart similar to games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. With a core track list of 20 plus tracks from across the...
News PSVR2 Launch Game What the Bat Now Playable in Stationary Standing Mode
Roomscale requirement eliminated
We had quite a bit of fun with What the Bat, a silly PSVR2 launch title that's well worth a go. The biggest criticism we had of the game is that it would only let you play in Roomscale mode. Roomscale — which allows you to walk around in a defined space — requires at least two square metres of room, but the...
News The Jump Scares May Be the Hardest Part of Switchback VR's Platinum
Scared to death
The Trophy list is out for rails shooter Until Dawn: Rush of Blood’s spiritual successor, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR. Just browsing the trinkets, it looks like you’ll be well on your way to the Platinum purely by beating the campaign. There are then collectibles in the form of “marked gargoyles”, which you’ll need to...
Mini Review Puzzling Places (PSVR2) - A Lovely Game with a Few Problems
Puzzle me this, Batman
Puzzling Places is absolutely lovely — that’s the best way to describe it. A puzzle game best described as a 3D jigsaw, this is far and away the most relaxing time you can have with your PSVR2. The game leans into its unique appeal, allowing you to put together 3D dioramas of things that under normal circumstances would be...
Mini Review The Last Clockwinder (PSVR2) - A Satisfying, Chilled Out Puzzler
Going it a-clone
In a nutshell, The Last Clockwinder is a blend of solving puzzles and building factories. It's not the most original idea, but it's executed really well, taking advantage of virtual reality's unique perspective to create some truly engrossing gameplay. Set within the Clocktower, an enormous tree acting as a safe haven for various...
News Stunning Watersports Sim Kayak VR the Big Winner from PSVR2 Launch
Pavlov VR also off to strong start
Appropriately named Dutch developer Better Than Life’s beautiful watersports sim Kayak VR: Mirage was the best-selling PSVR2 launch title, according to data published by the PS Blog. The stunning release topped the charts in both North America and Europe, although the data does exclude titles eligible for free...
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